As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health ...

Radiation and microgravity are two of the greatest hazards to astronauts’ reproductive health. “Space radiation can damage ...

Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into collagen designed to mimic uterine tissue —a key stage in reproduction. The ...

Scientists have detected microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, the liquid that surrounds an egg in an ovarian follicle. "This is not an isolated finding –– it appears to be quite common," ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

The seat of human life, a reproductive system that includes the uterus, ovaries, cervix, vagina and vulva, is often shrouded in mystery, subjected to regulation, or seen as an anchor for social and ...

A team of researchers has found microplastics in all 40 semen samples they examined from healthy men, highlighting the urgent need to study how these tiny particles could affect human reproduction. In ...

A groundbreaking study from the University of Miami has uncovered an alarming presence of microplastics in human reproductive tissue, adding to growing concerns about environmental contamination and ...

Every schoolchild learns that vitamin D is essential for proper bone development. Deficiency leads to rickets, a classical childhood affliction with soft, deformed bones resulting in bowed legs. The ...

Using artificial intelligence to assist in fertility treatment raises significant ethical concerns that need to be addressed, Monash University researchers have found. While machine learning tools may ...